BUGGIN' OUT

I watch you walk
You watch me fly
Let's all, all gather 'round
And watch the time go by
( Ooh tonight)
Got to, got to be somethin'
Got to be satis-satis-satisfied
Can't, can't be sullen, when you've got to take a ride MRS. BROWN BE BUGGIN' OUT
(I got what I need) , 'CAUSE I, GOT WHAT WHAT I NEED'

And now I know 'bout what 'yall came to see
If you wanna be buggin' then you can't say nothin'
And it's not so common to me
MRS. BROWN BE BUGGIN' OUT
(I got what I need)
New love so hard to shake
Fever so hard to break
Money, money hard to make
And EVERYTHING is hard to fake
MRS. BROWN BE BUGGIN' OUT
(I got what I need)

And if it ain't buggin' then it can't be deep
When you come in stumbin on your own two feet
I see the light, that I hold inside                  
MRS. BROWN BE BUGGIN' OUT
(I got what I need)
               

CAN'T HELP MYSELF

Through the walls
through all forgiveness
I hear the music played on my radio
Tellin' me how it's useless
Holdin' on, Holdin' on
I asked my friend he said It's got to be
I asked my friend he said, A mystery

And I don't wanna look at that thing
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF

Everywhere we go I hear those wicked words tellin' me
Your no good, your no good
Yes and you know what else,
oh since you came around
The snakes crawl upside down,
My world stopped spinning 'round I asked my friend he said,
A mystery

And I don't wanna look at that thing
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF

Help me justify, which is better
The tears that testify
or tears that stain
Right now our love is new,
Right now our love is blue
But like a baby with a bomb, you shook our world away

And I don't wanna look at that thing
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF.

CONSTRICTED

Right now I'm walkin' in the rain
My shiney clothes all wet and stained
She said that I was just a slut
It spun a corkscrew in my gut
Some say that scraming cures all ills
You scream at some you could get killed

THAT'S WHY YOU GOTTA BE CONSTRICTED

I saw Jerome the other day...
He had his clothes out on display
He stripped down so his ribs were shown
The sight made tourist back his loans
He said when hunting season stops
For every flock there waits a lock

THAT'S WHY YOU GOTTA BE CONSTRICTED

Wack politicians scream from posters
Their slicked back hair out-shines the roaches
In every child there's still the need
To taste the last of mothers meat

THAT'S WHY YOU GOTTA BE CONSTRICTED

CUT ME LOOSE

Bet ya back in town to break my heart babe,
Bet ya back in town to bring me down;
I know you brought a whole bag of hurt from Tennessee
And a brand new box of pain that you just found
I kissed you when I put you on the train
You bit me and you said we'll meet again And I cried no baby
Under skies made dark by you
Let me go and let me live again

So can't you cut me, CUT ME LOOSE

Was it a Tuesday when you said that you don't want me,
And a Thursday when you pushed me down the stairs;
Friday it must have been my pride that came and said
Baby, It can't be like this everywhere;
So I kissed you when I put you on the train
You bit me and you said we'd meet again
And then I heard about the lies that you in Tenafly
Famous is the hell that you caused in Jacksonville

So can't you cut me, CUT ME LOOSE

You know why, 'cause I got to do this... So can't you cut me, CUT ME LOOSE

EVERYTHING OR NOTHIN'

A lover man can be bought and sold
He can be a slave to the lies he's told
He can hold your hand 'til your dyin' day
Hang on to every word you say
But what you gonna do when it comes down to
What belongs to him and what belongs to you
Early in the mornin' when the sun don't shine
Who you gonna blame and how can he be tried for

EVERYTHING OR NOTHIN

Baby want fine things, baby move fast
Baby wear skins and bay wear rags
A little ain't nothin' to a wanten soul
No matter how it's chopped up, sliced or doled
But what you gonna do when it comes down to
What belongs to him and what belongs to you
Early in the mornin' when the sun don't shine
Who you gonna blame and how can he be tried for

EVERYTHING OR NOTHIN

THE FUNKY BEAT IN SIAMESE

You watch the same old folks walk down that funky street
Some say they're new in town
Still sweet to eat
Jump in the never-ending breakdown
Grinnin at what they say
Friday; when I get my money
I  won't be afraid
(Of creatures crawlin' in the daytime
And tires screechin' on the white line
And dogs barkin' to a new rhyme)
Oh, when it comes, it just don't feel right

It's THE FUNKY BEAT IN SIAMESE

You and your baby walkin' wierd diggin' everyone you know
Big sister boppin' with her top hat say she got her own
Almighty groove in the breakdown
Grinnin at what they say
Friday when I get my money
I won't be afraid
(Of creatures crawlin' in the daytime
And tires screechin' on the white line
And dogs barkin' to a new rhyme
Oh, when it comes, it just don't feel right)

It's THE FUNKY BEAT IN SIAMESE

GODIVA

Everything I always wanted and more
Glistening
   Beyond feminine,
   Beyond surgery
   Beyond naked pictures of ....
   I call her by Godiva,
   I said, 
   Godiva.

Calls me like an ancient drum,
Her silhouette,
tastes like chocolate
    I call her by Godiva
    Make me wanna crawl inside her
    Make talk of the future
    I call her by Godiva
    I might even..... Hold her hand
    Moist,
    Exciting

HEART ON FIRE

You think the spell's been broke
Must be a sign
To put you precious life
On the line
No dripin arrow, No fatal blow
Can help you find the love
Now that you know
About the flames
That lick your door
The ashen hearts, strewn across the floor

And then... don't it set your HEART ON FIRE

The long hot summer night just won't pull you through
When you got hungry eyes for somethin' new
Apache flames crawl across your floor
Tear you apart
And then you lose control.. stingin'

And then... don't it set your HEART ON FIRE

Each night as stars shine bright
Another heart burns in the light
Faces they fade in the night
All through your life
All through your life

I AM NOT A DRONE (ALONE)

The haze in the horizon
Is smoke in someone's eyes
And while they stand there laughin'
it's fallin from the skies
There is somethin in their motion
There is somethin in their motion
That used to be in mine
Now all the pretty people
Are fallin into line

But I AM NOT A DRONE (ALONE)

The trestle in my window
Is creakin' in the wind
Above the would be children
And they all look like twins
Thier hearts just keep on pumpin'
Thier military smiles
And they can dance forever
Among the glowin' piles

But I AM NOT A DRONE (ALONE)

The sun eats new horizons
The moon drinks lesser tides
The slug that's in your backside
Will rust away with time
The hunger pains keep shakin'
The mission bells in tow
And down the road there's Mary..
And God she's movin' slow

But I AM NOT A DRONE (ALONE)

JEALOUSY

Feel the eyes,
Creepin down your spine
Filled with rage,
From the jealouse face (when your back is turned)
Hungry eyes
Jealous eyes
Hypnotized, By the loveless dance
Tellin lies (to beat of a scolded heart in a trance)
Hungry eyes
Jealous eyes JEALOUSY

Word's around, how he got shot down
Bound and gagged, By the jealous hag
Hungry eyes
Jealous Eyes

LOVE IS GOOD

In this world of war and crime,
You know it's time, oh yes it's time for me and you
To look down deep inside ourselves look dow deep inside and find the truth
'Cause if we all get down together, it will all last forever.. Don't you see
Like beacon through the darkness I will see across the water to your needs
Somewhere someone will hold you every single night
Somewhere someone waits to make you feel just right
Some over there is shining the same light

So won't you tell me once again Love is Good
'Cause when you hold me in your arms Love is Good

I hear everybody singing there and everbody playing just for you,
So come along and dry your eyes, Come along and don't you be so blue
Somewhere, someone will hold you every single night
Somewhere, someone waits to make you feel just right
Someone over there is shining the same light

So won't you tell me once again Love is Good

Promises can fade away, promises can fade you know it's true
Maybe it's not what you say maybe baby it's just what you do
Somewhere someone will hold you every single night
Somewhere someone waits to make you feel just right
Someone over there is shining the same light

So won't you tell me once again Love is Good

MEET YOU IN CAZALA

Well it rained outside Ogala,
where most people seldom go:
You sat me down and told me,
All I loved, I loved alone;
And it was just this side of Winter
Where the red rocks meet the sky
You said I'll meet you in Cazala,
And then I'll tell you why

I went to the high place
The north wind was in my face
My shirt was stained with memories from the valley below;
And I wished that it was Springtime
'cause how far I had to go
Had an old fashioned suitcase, made out of shiny clothes

And I'll meet you in Cazala, 'cause you said so
Buy my kindness from strangers on the way,
Just like yesterday

Then I saw Tunisia as she put it on the shelf,
She said one thing you should know is baby,
Save some for yourself
And she don't know how long I'll be gone.

The life of the party and the girl that no one knows,
were making plans in the twilight to leave before it snows
And I'll meet you in Cazala
On these northern hills I roam,
I need one to settle down in, and one to call my home

THE NAKED FLAME

I'm not here to try to deceive you.
I came through these ashes just to be by your side.
Come on and take my hand and try and be courageous
The sparks may fly so baby close your eyes

I'm burnin down real slow And baby here we go
'CAUSE I JUST WANNA GET CLOSE TO THE NAKED FLAME OF YOUR LOVE

I'm up all night cause I can't live without you
I curse the day cause your so far away
I want to be held by you fingers (that's right)
And I'll wimper like a dog when you say stay

Now I hunger for the torch, I don't care if I get scorched  
'CAUSE I JUST WANNA GET CLOSE TO THE NAKED FLAME OF YOUR LOVE                                                                                                                                                                      

Ain't no doctor that can help me through this feelin'
Ain't no Mojo that can seem to work on me
I'll never need that kind of healing,
From you I'll never want to be free

Now the trees they blaze beside me 
And the bush it burns behind me
'CAUSE I JUST WANNA GET CLOSE TO THE NAKED FLAME OF YOUR LOVE  

THAT LOOK

Watch her wear that sweater and skirt
So tight
She's not a person that wants to wear wrap around shades
Inside
Shes not a poised decoy that prominades
Up and down
Checkin' her reflection with her chosen cherry fondue
Che che, che che, che che, fa foo

Because she's got THAT LOOK

All around the town, the boys and girls look fluid trin' to per-sue it
Dignified in their stride
And they create a fiasco, nearly everywhere they go
Together dazed, amazed, half fazed
Latent with the times and searchin for it night and day

Because they got THAT LOOK

Watch her wear that sweater and skirt
So tight
She's not a person that wants to wear wrap around shades
Inside
Shes not a poised decoy that prominades
Up and down
Checkin' her reflection with her chosen cherry fondue
Che che, che che, che che, fa foo

Because they got THAT LOOK

WAIT FOR ME

Let me tell ya,
Something softy;
Let me whisper, in your ear
If he don't know how to love you,
Just wait for me, and I'll be there

Now when you say that love is over
And he don't rush, for your tender touch
Now maybe he, he should surrender
And when your through, Just wait for me

Now all the nights when you been lonely, And all the days when you been sad;
Did he once come 'round to see ya,
Dry your tears, share what he had;

That's why I'm saying with my heart open,
And I don't care who's there to see
'Cause when the crying, the crying over
I'll be there, Just wait for me

Oh, you came to me in winter,
In your arms, we were standing by the sea;
And you asked, me to forgive you
I said oh baby how long will it be I'll wait for you, so can you wait for me

Now... the door is open, and baby you,
You've got the key
And our love is on the table,
I'll be there, Just wait for me
Just wait for me

YOUNG MANS MONEY

I wake to the sound of a howlin' stray
And then, and so I start to sing along
See, we can get this and that in every which way
But we get the same thing right or wrong
I think about it all the time
And wrap my cage around me

'Cause A Young Mans Money Don't Go So Far These days, Hey hey haze

We usta think it was locality
But that's just, that's just formality
The same wind blows everywhere
And six is nine and the answers never been there
I'd love to take you out to the dance
But with my dollar,
I don't stand a chance

'Cause A Young Man's Money Don't Go So Far These days, Hey hey haze

They try to keep the music nice and low
Just so, a young man will never know
Let's watch the mold on thier asses turn green and grow
Instead of dying for a class were you'll never show
My rhyme's not for a chosen few
That slip and slide on the spew of well to do
'Cause A Young Man's Money don't go so far these days

© IVAN JULIAN